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Problems On Multi Variable Calculus

This document provides 20 multivariable calculus problems involving partial derivatives, Taylor series expansions, and finding relative/absolute maxima and minima. Some of the specific problems include finding partial derivatives of functions, approximating functions using Taylor polynomials, using Lagrange multipliers to find maxima/minima of functions subject to constraints, and determining functional dependence using Jacobians.

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Problems On Multi Variable Calculus

This document provides 20 multivariable calculus problems involving partial derivatives, Taylor series expansions, and finding relative/absolute maxima and minima. Some of the specific problems include finding partial derivatives of functions, approximating functions using Taylor polynomials, using Lagrange multipliers to find maxima/minima of functions subject to constraints, and determining functional dependence using Jacobians.

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Department of Mathematics

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra


MAIC-101 : Mathematics-I

Assignment on Multivariable Calculus


 
−1 x+y ∂u ∂u 1
1. If u (x, y) = cos √ √ , 0 < x, y < 1. Then prove that x +y = − cot u.
x+ y ∂x ∂y 2
∂u ∂u
2. If u = exp (r cos θ) cos (r sin θ) ,find , .
∂r ∂θ
p m ∂2u ∂2u ∂2u
3. If u = x2 + y 2 + z 2 , then find the value of m which will make + 2 + 2 = 0.
∂x2 ∂y ∂z
4. If u = f (x, y) where x = es cos t and y = es sin t, show that
∂u ∂u ∂u
(a) y +x = e2s
∂s ∂t ∂y
 2  2 "   2 #
2
∂u ∂u −2s ∂u ∂u
(b) + =e +
∂x ∂y ∂s ∂t

∂u ∂u ∂u
5. If u = u (y − z, z − x, x − y) , prove that + + = 0.
∂x ∂y ∂z
 x y
6. Find the total derivative of u = xz +
z
 π
7. Expand sin(xy) in the neighborhood of 1, up to third degree terms.
2
y
8. If f (x, y) = tan−1 , obtain the second degree approximation of f (1.1, 0.9).
x
9. Find the Taylor’s series expansion for f (x) = x4 + x2 + 1 about x = −2.
√
10. Approximate the function f (x) = 3 xby a Taylor’s polynomial of degree 2 at the point a = 8. How accurate
is the approximation when 7 ≤ x ≤ 9?
11. Show that the McLaurin’s series for sin x converges to sin x for every value of x.
x3 x5
12. Let sin x ≊ x − +
3! 5!
(a) What is the maximum error possible using the approximation when |x| ≤ 0.3?
˚ correct to six decimal places.
(b) Use this approximation to find the value of sin 12
(c) for what values of x is this approximation accurate within 0.0005?
13. Find the relative maximum and minimum of the following functions
9 3
(a) xy + +
x y
(b) cos 2x + cos y + cos(2x + y)

1

(c) 2 log (x + y + z) − x2 + y 2 + z 2 , x + y + z > 0.
(d) 18xz − 6xy − 9x2 − 2y 2 − 5yz 2
14. Find the absolute maximum and minimum of the following functions in the region specified

(a) x + y in the region 4x2 + 9y 2 ≤ 36.


(b) x3 + y 3 − xy in the first quadrant bounded by the axes and line 2x + y = 1.
15. Find the maximum and minimum distances of the point (3, 4, 12)from the sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 using the
Legrange’s method of multipliers.

16. Use the Lagrange’s method of multipliers to find the volume and dimensions of the largest rectangular paral-
x2 y2 z2
lelopiped that can be inscribed in the ellipsoid 2 + 2 + 2 = 1.
a b c
∂ (u, v) y 2 − x2
17. If u3 + v 3 = x + y, u2 + v 2 = x3 + y 3 , show that = .
∂ (x, y) 2uv (u − v)
x+y
18. Are u = , v = tan−1 x + tan−1 y are functionally dependent? (i.e their Jacobian is zero) If so, find the
1 − xy
relation between them.
∂ (u, v, w)
19. x + y + z − u = 0, y + z − uv = 0, z − uvw = 0, show that = u2 v.
∂ (x, y, z)
∂u
20. Using Jacobian find if u2 + xv 2 − xy = 0 and u2 + xyv + v 2 = 0.
∂x

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